You've Got To Be Kidding

Instead of an investigation into Bushes breaking the laws for spying on Americans, an impeachable offense, one is being launched to find out who tattled on his worship, THE King/Pope Bush.

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The White House said overnight it had no role in the Justice Department's decision to investigate the leaking of classified information indicating that President George W. Bush authorised a secret government wiretap program

Trent Duffy, WH spokesman claims...

"The Justice Department undertook this action on its own, which is the way it should be." But he added: "The White House was informed of the decision, as was the president."

Mr Duffy stressed that "the leaking of classified information is a serious issue." And he defended the use of wiretaps, warning that "Al-Qaeda's playbook is not printed on page one, and when America's is, it has serious ramifications."

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The White House had no role in the decision to investigate the leak...really? But wait a minute, didn't Bush urge...

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Mr. Bush earlier this month urged a "full investigation" into who leaked information about the secret government wiretap program.

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And it's important to note...

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The president's call for a probe came after US media reported that Mr Bush had authorised the National Security Agency (NSA) to engage in an operation to monitor massive volumes of telephone and Internet communications.

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So there you have it folks, it is the tattletales who are under investigation for leaking that Bush is a criminal and petty tyrant.

IMPEACH!

A Kinder, Gentler Bush In 2006?

2005 has been a very bad year for the Bush Presidency. After the plethora of problems Mr. Bush has been faced with this last year, he is finding out his bullying tactics of the past are not serving him quite as well as they once did. Now, he has even, gasp! admitted to some mistakes he has made. [Whodda ever thunk it?] It seems some of Bushes younger aides are winning out over Rove's heavy handed campaign-style attacks and have convinced the President to go with candor for a change.

Nearly from the beginning of his re-election [hum, given?, taken?...again?] to his second term in office it's been all down hill. This time around even members of his own party seem to have grown a conscience [actually, the midterm elections are coming up and with Kiss of Death Bushes lagging, sagging poll numbers they prefer not to have him stand next to them] and are refusing to support him in some of his more obvious problems [cough] (lies) [cough]. No doubt this is also a factor in the softer, gentler, imperfect Bush we are beginning to see.

The 2005 year in review for Mr. Bush, let's see, where to start...[okay, damn me, that year end review is from jib-jab, heh heh] here is Froomkin's year in review for the second term of Mr. Bush and it is a must read.

Happy New Year!

To: Mr. Bush and the NeoCons, may 2006 be as terrible, ahem, good as 2005.

Great News! Troop Drawdown

Or is it? I find it odd that Rep. Jack Murtha was called a coward for wanting a timeline for drawing down the troops or at the very least redeploying them to other areas besides Iraq. Democrats have been accused of hurting the war effots because they question Bushes manipulating prewar intelligence to justify the war with Iraq.

Now however, we hear from Rumsfeld there could be plans for a troop drawdown. Why now? Could this really be true or is it just a ploy to deflect attention away from Mr. Bushes illegal spying on American citizens? Or is it just to shut up the public and the Democrats from wanting Bush to end his occupation of Iraq? Or is it to help Bushes lagging poll numbers?

How many of us remember when Nixon appointed Henry Kissinger to negotiate peace talks with Vietnam? I believe it is worth remembering that Kissinger said, "Peace is at Hand" but what he really meant was just the opposite, it was a lie.

To remind you of what peace meant to Kissinger and Nixon during the Vietnam War please read the following. Also remember that the Nixon Administration just like the Bush Administration was being pressured by Americans to bring our troops home and to end a senseless war. Sadly, it would seem Bush is following in uncle Dickies footsteps. They can say they are bringing home the troops all they want but it certainly doesn't mean they are. It could mean this...

On October 26 Henry Kissinger announced that, after months of both secret and public negotiations, "Peace is at hand." It was an unbeatable last‑minute campaign slogan. A peace agreement, however, had not been signed; details needed to be worked out. In essence the agreement provided for a cease‑fire in place (the "leopard spot" arrangement), with North Vietnamese, South Vietnamese, and Viet Cong troops all holding what areas they had; President Thieu controlled about 75 percent of the territory in South Vietnam and 85 percent of the population. Arrangements for a U.S. troop pullout and POW return would be agreed upon, as would a Council of National Reconciliation, comprised of Vietnamese of all sides, which would decide where and when to hold elections. By and large, these were the conditions upon which the North Vietnamese had insisted since 1965.[§]

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On December 18 the Times ran Beecher's story, but by then it was no longer news because on the same date Hanoi radio—not the U.S. command and most certainly not the White House—announced the resumption of attacks against North Vietnam, including the dropping of mines in Haiphong Harbor, rocket attacks on Haiphong City, and the bombing of Hanoi; many people, said Hanoi, were killed and wounded and damage was heavy. On December 18 (U.S. time) the Nixon Administration acknowledged that it had resumed the full‑scale bombing and mining of North Vietnam: Operation Linebacker Two. Hundreds of planes, fighter‑bombers, and B‑52 stratofortresses carrying twenty‑four tons of bombs each, were conducting the heaviest raids of the war not only on Hanoi‑Haiphong but on targets not struck before. The fighter‑bombers were used for "pinpoint bombing"; the B‑52 raids were carpet bombing in a pattern half a mile wide and a mile and a half long. In the first two days twenty thousand tons of bombs were dropped on North Vietnam—the equal of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. After five days, one hundred thousand tons had been dropped. The attacks would continue, said the White House, until a settlement was reached.

Another thing to be remembered is that Nixon like Bush felt he was within his rights to spy on Americans and is why he had to step down as President. This is why FISA was set up in the first place, to protect the privacy of Americans.

Bush like every American, must abide by the laws of the land and be held accountable when he breaks those laws, he is not above the law.

Impeach Bush!